Furniture-joint-securing means



Nov. 22, 1927.

` C. L. KESSLER FURNITURE JOINT SECURING MEANS Filed Oct.

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a I attouwq Patented Nov. 22, 1927.

CHARLES' L. KESSLER, OF SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA.

FUBNrTUnE-JOINTLSGURING MEANS.

A Application filed October 21 1924. Serial No. 744,900.

My invention relates tojoint securing means for furniture, and the objectsof my invention are: first, to provide a means forl f quickly and securely connecting and rmaintaining two separate members of apieceof furniture so'that a close rigid joint is pro vided without gluing, if desired; second, to

several separate membersV of furniture may be readily connected together without the use of glue, ordinary wood screws, nails or the like; third, to provide a furniture joint Y means of this clas's iny which Athefseparate a part of this application,` in which ymembers of furniture are rigidly secured to-k gether and which may be readily adjusted for taking up any looseness :in case the wood shrinks by drying or provide a joint means of this class which is applicable for use for joining `different kinds and classes of furnituredifth, to provide a Hnovel means of joining two members of furniture together; sixth, to provide a means of this classwhereby the separate members of furniture may be'readily separated, an seventh, to provide a means ofy this class which is very simple and economical of construction, durable, easy to operate,`positive in its action, and whichwill notreadily deteriorate 'or get out of order. i

Vith these.` and other `objects in ',vi'ew, as will appear hereinafter, my invention consists vof certain novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts and portions, as will be hereinafter de` scribed in detail and particularly setforth.

in the appended claimsreference being hadV to the accompanying drawings and to the characters of reference thereon, which form Figure l is a side elevational view of a joint of two members, showing my means for connecting the members together; Fig. 2 is a sectional view through y2 2 of Fig. l; Fig. 3 is a sectional view on the line 2;` Fig. (i is a partialsectional and par-k i j vtial elevational rview ofthe securing means in'a slightly modified-form, and Fig. 5 is a sectional view on the line of 4.

Like characters ofreference referto simij lar parts and portions throughout the sev-k eral views of the drawings..

The furniture membervl, furniture mem-r her 2,'i combined screw and; eye member 3, .and wedge member, @,fconsntutegthe provide a joint means of this classin whichv the like;l fourth, tor

vdistance; uxtaposition therewith shaped member 4 kis -insertedintothe hole 'shown in Figs.

principal parts` and portions ofmy furniture joint securing means.

The member 1 may be any form of furniture member desired for joining to another Vmember. The member 2 mayalso be of anyv form desired, except that it is vprovided with a round hole 2a transversely therethrough A'and with another Vhole 2b, which vextends through 'andintersects with thehole 2a', as shown besty in Fig.V -2 of the drawings.

.'Screwedinto the Lmember 1 is'the member 3, which ris provided with screw threads y 'the preferred'form of construction the.- one side ofthis orifice is straight, as shown at 3 is screwedinto the member 1 the desired then the member` 2 is placed in 2", Ythethin tapering end `passing through d `the orifice 3 in the member '39, the membery 4 being provided with. a end 4a and with a head .4preferably made .thenV a wedge Bein Fig. 3 of the drawings. This'member tapered f flattened ofan ordinary wire nail, withaportion cutv 4 away on a bias, asshown; best. in Fig. 2 `of thedrawings.v This member. 4 is driven into the hole 2b through the hole? of themem i ber 3, the tapered portion iti-forcing:Y the them inl suchfpositionf If the joint `.members l and 2 rigidly togetherr and liold- 'ing should loosenslightly because of shrinkage of the material, the member 4 can be removed and the member 3 turnedv inwardly a vone-half revolution or a whole revolution,

depending upon 'the amount of shrinkage,

andthe member again driven into position and the joint'tightened.` It willbe `noted that several ofthese'devices oi' joint securbe used at spaced'intervals from six inches to a foot apart, as desired.

In the modiiedfform of construction 4 and 5 of the drawings, the construction is the same' exceptthe orifice ing means may in the member 3a is round instead rof ,Hat "sided `The` member -4 is provided with a round taperedpoint 5.,v

Though I have shown and described a-v y .particular construction, combination and 'ab' rangementof parte and portions anda cer-v tain modification thereof, I Ydeinet wish to 'be .desireer te thisparueuier genetischen;

Combination and arrangement nor to the modification, but desire to include in the scope ofinyinvention the construction, .oombination and arrangement substantially as set forth in the appended claims. Y

Having thusdesoribed my' invention, what I claim as new and desireto secure byLetters Patent is.:

1. In a furniture joint-eeouringmeans, a furniture member, a screw member mounted in said furniturev member provided 1 with `an extended reduced-portion lwith a hole'trans` versely therethrough, another vfurniture member with a holetherein-adaptedto `exrtendover'the extended endl-of said screw member, anda thrustmember provided with .altapered .end adapted, to be driven intolsaid second` mentioned;furniture member through ythe'holeinfsaid screw member lfor wedgi-rng` 4,said vfurniture members together.

:2.73111 :furniture joint securing means, a screw member` provided with e transverse rhole ,therein .adapted to ybe screwed into a. furniture member, .and a Wedge shaped lthrustvmember :adapted to be driven intoanother rfurnit-ureimember endengage the Side walls ofthe holeinsaid screw shapedfmember Vfondrawing said furniture members together. v

3'. In .la furniture joint seeuring'means, a'

vvfurniture member, a means secured thereto end extending from one side ythereof provided vvith aftransverse hole through the extendedl portion, another 'furniture ymember positioned, over said extended f portiom and ia tapered,thrust'means mounted in-qsaid furniture member in enga-gement with the `side wall `of the hole in saidextended portion for drawing vsaid furniture mem'berstogether. '-4. In a, furniture joint securing mean's,`al furniture joint member provided :with an extended member extending from one side thereof provided with e transverse hole therethrough and another furniture member provided with a'hole therein'in alinement Withthehole in said extendedmember,

,and a. tapered ended thrust means adapted to 'niture member positioned against the first nlientioned furniture `member .and provided .with a hole vth-rou gh which the.l extended por- -tion of .the screw `member extends, and a :wedge-member `driveninto the secondffurniture m emberand throughth e transverse, hole l-i-n said `screw member for .wedging .said furniture V,ne-embers togetherv as `the WedgeV member is `forced intovthe second furniture ,member Y #6. In afurniture jointseouring meansa )furnituremember, aneye member securedsat one end in saidfurniturefmember .and.eX-'

Atending with its opposite `,end therefrom, :said opposite extended end beingprovided with a` transverse zhole, another ifurniture member :positioned .against said` first fun .nit-ure member `and ,provided lwitlna'n openmg adaptedtoreceive freely the, extended end of said'veye member, and e wedge vmeans extendinginto saidiseoond furniture mem- Y ber-and through the hole ofsaidreye member adapted to `.wedge `.seid ,furniture vmembers :togethenwhen k[said :wedge means' :is 4forced into said :seeond fi'irniture.member. V

In testimony whereof, -fhafve hereuntoset my lia-nd; at Y,San fDiego, California,- thisn 10th day ofOetoben-flt.V f Y foHARLEsnLKns-SSLER V 

